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splendens, Erythromma naias, Agrion pulchellum, and Ischnura 

 elegans (with var. rubra) ; the Trichoptera Phryganea grandis, 

 Limnophiliis marmoratus, and Limnophilus rhomhicus ; and 

 Rapliidia macnlicollis. All were obtained at the Byfleet Field 

 Meeting. 



Mr, F. M. B, Carr exhibited a series of Thecla rnhi taken 

 at Wrotham, Kent, this year. One specimen had a cream 

 lozenge-shaped spot on each of the fore-wings [aberration of 

 male mark]. 



Mr. South exhibited a series of Zonosoma porata bred in 

 June last from ova deposited by a female specimen taken at 

 Oxshott in August, igoo. Four of the twenty specimens 

 bred were of brownish coloration, tinged with reddish on the 

 discal area as is usual in this species. He stated that he did 

 not notice any difference in the coloration of the insects 

 when removed from the breeding cage in which they 

 emerged ; they were placed in the ammonia jar, and when 

 turned out for setting the unusual colouring was at once 

 detected. Although he thought that the change in colour 

 might be due to the action of the ammonia, he was at a 

 loss to understand why the other specimens had not been 

 affected in a similar manner, seeing that they too had been 

 killed by ammonia. He also showed a specimen of Eitrrhy- 

 para nrticata, Linn., in which the basal spots and the discal 

 and upper spots of post-medial series were confluent, forming 

 blotches on fore-wings ; the submarginal spots were also 

 confluent, and united with the marginal border. On the 

 hind wings the post-medial spots were more elongated than 

 usual, and connected by a black streak with the discal spot. 

 The specimen was taken by a boy in Balham last June. 



Mr. South exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. S. Mitford, three 

 varieties oi Melitcea cinxia, taken by Mr. Mitford in the Isle 

 of Wight in May and June last. 



{a) Central transverse lines absent from upper surface of 

 fore-wings ; black lines on outer marginal area of hind wings 

 more or less confluent. On the under surface of the hind 

 wings the straw-coloured bands are almost devoid of black 

 markings. This example is a modification of the aberration 

 of the species figured in " Proc. S.L.E.N.H.S.," 1887, pt. i 

 (right-hand fig. of M. cinxia). 



(b) Central spots of fore-wings confluent. 



(c) Central transverse lines partially effaced. 



Mr. A. M. Montgomery exhibited pupae of Leucophana 

 sinapis, on one of which the usual white line was replaced by 

 pink. 



